Starting from the Collapse World, I became the behind-the-scenes boss

With a crisp sound, the broken sword and the greatsword clashed again, but what flew out was the Heavenly Judgment in Durandal's hand.

bang-

Like a dying fish, the greatsword, which should have shone as brightly as the sun, rolled a few times on the ground and then completely lost its light.

"call--"

Kiana clamped her legs around Durandal's waist, pinning her to the ground. As she breathed heavily, she held her broken sword tightly to the blonde Valkyrie's full, wicked breasts, as if she were about to pierce them completely at any moment.

"You won, Kiana..."

Looking at the white-haired girl before her, whose body was swaying precariously but whose sword-wielding hand remained steadfast, Durandal felt an overwhelming sense of relief.

Although she hadn't truly used her full strength, she was already very satisfied with Kiana's performance.

Looking at the determined girl before her, Yulandel felt a strange sense of joy, like watching her daughter grow up.

"Durandal, this is the end of it. If there's a next time..."

Meeting the Valkyrie's gaze, which had inexplicably softened, Kiana, despite still harboring resentment, felt a strange sense of being watched by her mother. The broken sword in her hand remained firmly planted, unable to truly pierce the Valkyrie. "We'll see!"

With that final sentence, Kiana left Durandal, picked up the Heavenly Judgment that Durandal had dropped, and disappeared into a wormhole.

With Kiana's departure as the Herrscher of the Void, this imaginary space quickly collapsed, and the blue sky and white clouds that only exist in the real world reappeared in Durandal's eyes.

"Next..."

With a quick glance around, Durandal swiftly located the direction of Mount Taixu and summoned Krishna to take to the air.

You absolutely mustn't go too far, Bai...

Sighing silently in her heart, Durandal accelerated forward on Krishna, transforming into a streak of black light in the air.

Chapter 143 The End of Stars and Ice

In the sky a hundred miles away from Mount Taixu, another battle between Herrschers never ceased.

Pure white snowflakes, accompanied by a cold wave seemingly originating from the North and South Poles, drifted continuously in the sky, only to be violently crushed by the immense gravity, as vast as the sun, transforming into the purest, most subtle chill that spread outwards.

In this space where bone-chilling cold and distorted gravity coexist, two figures are clashing and engaging in fierce combat.

While resisting the terrifying gravity imposed on her, Anna launched a fierce attack on Night Owl with her lance. The lance spun around like a skilled dancer gracefully performing on a stage. Every advance and retreat was as precise and elegant as a dance, fully demonstrating Schariac's advantage in controlling Honkai energy.

However, when faced with the attack of the Herrscher of Ice, Night Owl, who had already reshaped his body through Herrscher transformation, simply wrapped his arms with a ball of pitch-black Honkai energy, which instantly made his body as heavy as a mountain. Under the girl's dense, tidal wave of attacks, he showed no signs of weakness, like an incomparably heavy reef.

"Anna, give up. Your abilities are not suited to fighting me."

With fists clenched, he fearlessly met the lance, the fists colliding with the lance, creating a series of metallic clangs. Night Owl shook his head slightly and tried to dissuade the girl.

He didn't want the girl, who had once saved his life, to get hurt.

"call……"

As she continued to attack the night owl, feeling her body grow heavier under the influence of gravity, Anna couldn't help but gasp for breath, a moment of disorientation crossing her eyes.

In terms of power alone, she and Night Owl are indeed quite incompatible.

No matter how she attacks, the Ice Authority, lacking sufficient explosive power, will find it difficult to deliver a decisive blow to Night Owl, the Herrscher of the Stars.

Conversely, the powerful gravity exerted by the opponent rapidly depletes her stamina, causing her to weaken even faster.

As if carrying an incredibly heavy mountain on her back, every cell in her body trembled and cried out, as if urging her to stop.

But then, the face of a certain boy flashed through Anna's mind, and a surge of power welled up within her once more.

"I... will not give up!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Anna shouted, raising her lance high, and a spike the size of an ordinary warship suddenly appeared and hurled at Night Owl.

Bang!

With his arms outstretched in front of him to block the impact of the giant ice spike, eight gleaming black spheres appeared around Night Owl's body, quickly transforming into beams of light that pierced and shattered the ice spike.

In an instant, countless ice blocks shattered and scattered, as if a magnificent hailstorm had begun.

Amidst the falling ice, a white figure suddenly darted out, brandishing a lance and thrusting it with all her might at the gray-haired man.

Keng!

He clasped his hands together to block the lance, and Night Owl's fingers left obvious dents on it.

"why?

Anna, why do you always risk your life for other people?!

Grasping his lance, Night Owl flung Anna to the side, his gaze towards the girl filled with confusion.

In Manila, Anna, fulfilling her duty as a Valkyrie, tried her best to lead him out of the ruins.

But now that she is no longer a Valkyrie, and even Schicksal has abandoned her, why is she still working so hard?

"because……"

As Anna was about to answer with the word "mission," her mind was suddenly filled with memories of her time with the boy. A strange yet familiar happiness welled up in her heart, causing her to swallow the word "mission" back.

"Alliance Leader Shihen said he believes in me."

Anna spoke firmly, her mind no longer filled with the slogans of her Valkyrie days. Instead, her thoughts were filled with the Valkyrie training she had received since childhood, and the faces that had instructed her to become an excellent Valkyrie.

Not because of any mission imposed on her, nor because of anyone else's demands, Anna unconsciously recalled the scene of herself and the boy playing and frolicking with the children in the refugee camp, and the boy's sincere and open smile appeared in her mind.

For the past eighteen years of her life, she has lived to become a great Valkyrie and fought desperately to live up to the name Anna Schariac.

But beneath this glamorous exterior, there's not much that truly belongs to her.

Until I met the boy...

This young boy, who had already shouldered a great mission, not only did not give her any additional responsibilities, but also allowed her to rest and stop, telling her that even Anna Schariac, who was born to fight, had the right to pursue her own happiness.

Recalling the scenes of her time with the boy, Anna felt a void in her heart quietly filled, and her blue eyes simultaneously became both strong and gentle.

"Therefore, I will never fall here."

Anna said in a deep voice, her eyes showing no further wavering.

Even if, in principle, she should atone for causing the death of Night Owl's sister.

But before that, she hoped to respond to the boy's expectations of her.

Whether as a Herrscher or a Valkyrie, she hopes to show the boy her brilliance and share the burden on his shoulders.

As Anna thought this, a new power welled up within her, causing the temperature of the surrounding environment to drop another level.

"Anna..."

Sensing the girl's growing awareness from the chill that seemed to freeze even the soul, Night Owl's eyes flickered with a hint of bewilderment.

But then he thought of his sister, who was still in Walter White's hands, and Night Owl quickly came to his senses, his gray eyes becoming firm and cold.

Even though he had endured many inhuman trials under Walter White, he had no loyalty to him whatsoever.

Even... her adorable younger sister was misled into believing that World Serpent was a secret organization dedicated to saving the world. Her greatest dream in life has been twisted into studying hard to become a cadre of World Serpent and bring peace and happiness to more people on this planet.

But no matter what, in order to protect the life he still has where he can see his sister, he must stop Anna from leaving.

Even if he couldn't stop the Anti-Entropy Alliance Leader and the other Herrschers, he at least had to prove his worth in the battle against Anna.

"Sorry, I also have my reasons for fighting..."

With a soft sigh, Night Owl slightly raised his hand, and a black sun ring burst forth from it, emitting an ominous luster that seemed to distort even light.

"Let's settle this with a battle!"

Without attempting to dissuade Night Owl with words, Anna raised her lance high, emanating wisps of chilling aura, as if this weapon, forged from the authority of the Herrscher, was also expressing its own resolve.

Swish!

The next second, the two Herrschers locked eyes, their figures simultaneously transforming into two beams of light of different colors that collided. The lance and the sun wheel also clashed and clashed against each other, with an astonishing chill and a sense of spatial distortion spreading out together.

hum-

The black sun disc trembled slightly, and the straight and hard lance in the girl's hand suddenly became distorted, as if it was about to be sucked into the sun disc.

At the same time, the originally jet-black sun wheel was tinged with a pale white, and the surrounding rotation and distortion slowed down, as if someone had pressed the slow-motion button on time.

This is the simplest and most direct clash of powers between the two Herrschers.

One is a pseudo-black hole born from the extreme distortion of gravity, which, if left unchecked, could completely engulf even a continent.

The other is extreme cold, which can reduce the speed of objects at the molecular level, thereby freezing everything.

Either a black hole devours everything, or ice extinguishes the sun; there is no third possibility.

Holding her lance, Anna resisted the terrifying suction from the black hole, feeling as if her body and consciousness were being pulled and torn apart together, and stretched into an almost eternal scale. A glimmer of light flashed in Anna's eyes, and she involuntarily recalled the words the boy had said to her before they set off.

…………

“Anna, did you know? The Star of Eden was damaged before.”

Holding a deep blue sphere with indented patterns on its surface, Shihen smiled and spoke to the girl.

"...Was that when Anti-Entropy was founded seventy years ago?"

Meeting the boy's gentle gaze, Anna thought for a moment before answering.

With the declassification of various information, the events surrounding the founding of Anti-Entropy are no longer a secret.

There are even rumors within Anti-Entropy that a movie about the founding of Anti-Entropy is being planned and is about to start filming.

"Yes."

Nodding slightly at the girl's extensive knowledge, Shihen's expression also became more amused. "The first Herrscher of the Ages, Mr. Welt Joyce, was using the black hole created by the Star of Eden to fight against Otto, but was accidentally hit and destroyed by the opponent."

Putting aside our stance on this matter, there are some lessons we can learn from.

Even something as terrifying and powerful as a black hole still has its fragile and easily broken fulcrum, so…

…………

"Therefore, as long as we can find that most vulnerable point, black holes are not invincible!"

Repeating the words the boy had spoken, Anna's eyes suddenly lit up, and the lance in her hand shattered instantly, with countless fragments disappearing into the black hole, causing a momentary pause.

It was in that brief moment that Anna keenly sensed a singularity within the black hole.

"Stop... just now!"

Anna let out a sharp cry, unleashing all the Honkai energy within her body. A terrifying chill, enough to turn an entire large city into a frozen wasteland, was released, causing the black hole to pause.

Not missing the opportunity, Anna thrust forward without hesitation, raising the half-finished lance.

Click~

The black sun shattered like broken glass, and the lance in my hand felt as if it had truly pierced something.

"I'm sorry, Anna..."

With no more barriers between them, Night Owl looked at the girl before him, who possessed the same resilience as before, and couldn't help but let out a weak smile before his body was completely frozen by the spreading frost.

"I'm sorry, Chen Tianwu."

Anna whispered, reinforcing the ice layer by layer to ensure it wouldn't break easily before releasing the lance and letting it fall to the ground with the night owl.

Anna glanced at the owl one last time before turning and flying towards Mount Taixu.

She knew very well that the boy still needed her.

While thinking to herself, the girl did not realize that after reconnecting to the network signal, the time on her device had suddenly synchronized to three hours later.

Even in a black hole where light cannot escape, time often slips away unnoticed.

Chapter 144 The White-Clad Youth's Bullying of the Few

Taixu Mountain.

boom!

As the ice giant's fist fell, Mount Taixu's height visibly decreased once again.

"I*#@……"

While dodging the punch, Shi Bao watched as his home, where he had lived for over five thousand years in his memories, was forcibly demolished. He couldn't help but curse, "This guy is definitely cheating, isn't he?"

Although she could demolish Mount Taixu herself, it would still take a lot of effort.